jpdb beta

nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

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about; on; regarding; per; for every

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which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow

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again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

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collection of short stories; collected short stories

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something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?

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follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot

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chance; opportunity; occasion

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to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

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anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway

1

volume 1; first volume

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within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal

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second

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immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

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friendly nation

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resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case

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to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

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allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)

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though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

1

strong; intense; severe

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rival; competitor; competition

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heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)

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to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

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north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

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strong nation; powerful country

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to; towards; for

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foreign travel

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so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

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considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty

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feeling; sense; impression

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at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as

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continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)

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lover; mistress

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place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

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to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)

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His Majesty the King

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finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

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entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence

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Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)

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only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

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to be conspicuous; to stand out

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four

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elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; genrō (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)

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to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

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from now on; hereafter

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shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact

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to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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